SWAMP Presents: Writing Producing and Pitching the TV Pilot with Laurie Scheer.

Writing Producing and Pitching the TV Pilot
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Rice University Media Center
Houston, Texas
9:00am - 4:30pm
Instructor: Laurie Scheer

In this seminar, you will learn:

- The current overall television marketplace
- How to do the research to support your pilot idea
- The secrets of successful television pilots
- What makes a pilot stand out from all other pilot submissions
- How to produce the selling materials that accompany your pilot
- How to generate buzz for your pilot
- How to pitch your pilot
- The history and success of online videos and current marketplace
- Basic elements of storytelling: act breakdowns, character development, structure and dialogue for short projects
- Who typically consumes online videos and how they access content
- What sites and platforms are hot and why, and where you should post
- One-time postings versus series
- How writing online video projects will propel you to the next step of your career

Cost:
$125 - General Public
$100 - SWAMP Members & Students

For more information and to register go to: http://www.swamp.org/workshops